Transparency

Law firm LeighDay have succeeded in getting the DWP to publish guidance on the rules that are used to determine Access to Work funding. Apparently these have been 'secret' and therefore clients have been unaware of the original rules and changes to rules. For potential Disabled Students Allowance clients there has been a similar situation with: lack of notice about the change in eligibility rules requiring medical evidence to demonstrate disability as deceived in the Equality Act, no details about cuts to student equipment in academic year 15/16 meaning students applying for courses do not know what support they can expect to receive, no prior warning of the £200 laptop tax payable by disabled students applying for DSA BIS can be challenged on this via feedback/comment on the draft of the new DSA guidance which HAS been published. http://www.leighday.co.uk/News/2014/December-2014/Government-makes-Access-to-Work-Scheme-guidance-pu